http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2009/09/nascars-ratings-blues-continue.html

For the second straight week, NASCAR ratings dropped on ABC.

Sunday's AAA 400 drew a mere 2.7 overnight rating on ABC, down 13%
from a 3.1 last year, and down 18% from a 3.3 in '07. The 2.7 is the
second-lowest overnight for a Chase for the Cup race on broadcast,
ahead of only a 2.5 for last week's Sylvania 300.

All three NASCAR races on ABC this season have had a double-digit
decline in overnight ratings*.

The 2.7 overnight is the lowest ever for the AAA 400 on broadcast
television (2001, 2003, 2007-09).

* The Chevy Rock & Roll 400 was down 27% compared to the '07 race; the
'08 race was postponed due to rain and aired on ESPN.

On Sep 28, 6:01*pm, TMC <tmc1... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
I saw a lot of empty seats at Dover.

"TMC" <tmc1982 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Big deal. Is this really that important to you?

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-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE (AT) windstream (DOT) net

In article TMC <tmc1982 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:


And????

"Chuck Steak" <Chuck_Steak (AT) nospam (DOT) com> wrote


and, it meands NASCAR is losing fans, which means they will do even more
twiddling with the rules to make it "more appealing" to the masses.
I find it's become near unwatchable with the clown announcers and the fact
they act like the audience has never seen a race before.
they take for granted the old time fans like me and keep trying to get
everybody.
they've eliminated all real racing and instead instututed phoney "close
racing" by handicapping the teams ability to innovate.

Ray O'Hara wrote:

"TS02_05champ" <tonystewart02_05champ (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote


do baseball or football broacasts explain everything every game?.

if NA$CAR did football
Rusty "the Cowgirls have a new first down,what that means is they moved the
ball forward at least ten yards and they now have four more downs",
DW" a down is a play run while trying to get another first down, which gives
them four more plays".
Jarrett "A first down gives the team a new set of four downs"
Alan B"lets send it to Jerry with the cutaway field to explain what a down
is"
Jerry, "This ovoid shape is known as a football, the team on offense
controls the ball, and if you look at the cutaway..."

Not to fret, ...... Danica may be on her way.


"TMC" <tmc1982 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Ray O'Hara wrote:
They don't have the "down" time that you have in NASCAR. Why don't just
turn the volume down if it bothers you so much seem you don't seem to
have the ability to block out what you don't wanna hear?

On Sep 28, 9:29*pm, "Mike Marlow" <mmarlowREM... (AT) windstream (DOT) net>
wrote:
You start a post then.